diff --git a/subversion.spec b/subversion.spec
index ee2b60e..b4db231 100644
--- a/subversion.spec
+++ b/subversion.spec
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 Summary: A Modern Concurrent Version Control System
 Name: subversion
 Version: 1.12.2
-Release: 5%{?dist}
+Release: 6%{?dist}
 License: ASL 2.0
 URL: https://subversion.apache.org/
 
@@ -470,7 +470,10 @@ make check-javahl
 %{_prefix}/lib/tmpfiles.d/svnserve.conf
 
 %files tools -f tools.files
-%doc tools/hook-scripts tools/backup tools/bdb tools/examples tools/xslt
+%doc tools/hook-scripts tools/backup tools/examples tools/xslt
+%if %{with bdb}
+%doc tools/bdb
+%endif
 
 %files libs
 %{!?_licensedir:%global license %%doc}
@@ -537,6 +540,9 @@ make check-javahl
 %endif
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Feb 12 2020 Joe Orton <jorton@redhat.com> - 1.12.2-6
+- conditionally package bdb tools in -tools
+
 * Fri Jan 31 2020 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 1.12.2-5
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_32_Mass_Rebuild